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World court’s “advisory opinion:” States obliged to prevent climate change harm
In the largest case in its history, the International Court of Justice last week ruled, in a non-binding opinion, that ...
UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
Judges with the U.N.’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a ...
World Court Climate Change Opinion Validates Trump’s Paris Agreement Concerns
The ICJ issued an opinion on climate change that stated the obligations of the Paris Agreement come with legal liability. A ...
UN’s top court says all countries have to act against climate change. Here are the key takeaways
The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change. The International Court of Justice’s ...
Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change
The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)5d
IUCN welcomes International Court of Justice's historic climate change Advisory Opinion
Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the ...
Countries must address climate change threat, U.N.'s highest court says
The opinion by the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, was immediately welcomed by environmental ...
Human Rights Watch4d
World Court Rules Tackling Climate Crisis is an International Legal Obligation
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a unanimous opinion on July 23, 2025, that climate change is "an existential ...
International Court of Justice says countries failing to tackle climate change risk breaking international law
The opinion of the International Court of Justice is seen by some as a turning point in international climate law, with ...
International Court of Justice: Nations Have Obligation To Limit Climate Change
Severe weather and natural disasters, are on the rise. This week, the top United Nations court ruled that countries are ...
The Economist4d
The world court joins the fight over climate change
On July 23rd, after two years and an unprecedented number of submissions from governments and international institutions, the ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)4d
UN’s top court delivered a landmark opinion on climate justice. What’s next?
The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students ...